The Disco Ball

On October 13, 2002, a wide array of celebrities gathered together for a salute to disco in a big, blowout concert. As far as I know, the concert only aired once in January '03... and it has a ridiculously low rating on imdb (1.5/10?!!) despite many stellar live performances from classic and then-contemporary artists -- Mya, Usher and Taylor Dayne turned in particularly phenomenal covers of classics, and all of the disco legends crooned great renditions. Matter of fact, there's not a weak song in the bunch -- though Roselyn Sánchez made Donna Sommers' "Hot Stuff" so much her own that it sticks out in a "one of these things is not like the others" sort of way (but it's not a bad cover in its own rite).

And speaking of not belonging... What makes the special unusual is the bizarre amalgam of celebs who appear. Actress Sara Rue can really belt a tune, but she didn't. Actor Wilmer Valderrama can dance his ass off, but he barely did. Don't ask me why comedians George Lopez and Cedric the Entertainer were there. If they'd gathered stars solely from ABC (the network that aired the special) it would make sense, but it seemed to be mostly a combo of faces from then current shows on both ABC and Fox who introduced each performer. As is generally the case with TV specials, there was no DVD/CD release of The Disco Ball, but copies of both the special and the music have circulated on the internet.

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